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Actively managing two to three large contract packages valued in excess of $200M. Chairing weekly Contractor Progress Meetings, monitoring Contractor performance, representing Contracts in cross-functional meetings. Evaluating subcontractor/sub-vendor applications. Issuing Contract Change Notices and Change Orders, reviewing Change Requests and claims. Negotiating Best-And-Final (BAFO) pricing with subcontractors ensuring best value for the project. Issuing and tracking all Contractor correspondence, monitoring logistics reports, ensuring critical construction schedules are met. Reviewing award recommendations to the Owner. Attending claim review meetings, making recommendations. Processing payment applications and invoices. Coaching and mentoring junior staff.

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Overseeing all Project Contracting and Procurement activities on Shell brownfield EPCM Project in Qatar. Responsibilities include managing Subcontract, Procurement and Warehouse staff, developing Project Subcontract and Procurement Procedures, identifying local, regional and international sources of supply. Prequalifying contractors and vendors in accordance with Project and Shell procedures. Representing Contracts & Procurement in cross-functional pre-award meetings. Negotiating Best-And-Final (BAFO) pricing with subcontractors ensuring best value for the project. Minimizing delivery lead times wherever possible, monitoring logistics reports, ensuring critical construction schedules are met. Reviewing award recommendations to the Owner. Regularly interfacing and consulting with owner representatives at site and home-office to ensure project requirements are satisfied. Mentoring/coaching staff.

North Sydney, Nsw, Au

Procurement activities in the construction of two power plants in Saudi Arabia. Analyzing and evaluating responses to complex solicitations for conformance to acquisition requirements such as insurance, bonds, and scopes of work, and reviewing the award recommendations of others. Preparing awards, and administering complex contracts and/or purchase orders including monitoring contractor’s deliverables and performance, changes/modifications, through to contract closeout. Overseeing, coordinating, and facilitating site inspections, pre-solicitation conferences, bid openings, and other related meetings. Conducting advanced price and cost analyses for bid award, proposal award, and reporting purposes. Liaising with stakeholders to identify needs, resolve problems and provide guidance regarding acquisition process when necessary. Ensuring the completion of service level agreements with customers. Processing complex order requests and determining the best acquisition method based on the characteristics of the request.

London, Greater London, Gb

Ensuring contractor compliance, continuous improvement and regular adherence to owner safety policies. Monitoring and auditing supplier capabilities, performance to contract KPI’s, quality measures, and contract commitments, implementing remedial action to resolve problems and pursuing opportunities for improvements

London, England, Gb

Responsibilities include developing site procurement plan, identifying local, regional and international sources of supply. Pre-qualifying contractors and vendors in accordance with owner policy. Representing Contracts & Procurement in cross-functional pre-award meetings.

Overland Park, Ks, Us

Site Contract and Procurement activities in support of the Kabul Power Plant (KPP) project. Responsibilities include contractor prequalification, preparing bid lists, issuing RFP documents, conducting commercial evaluation, and issuing recommendations of award. Managing USAID compliance process, including formal CO Requests for Consent. Ensuring FAR compliance at all times.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Contract formation on six construction and technical services contracts on a South American mining project. Responsibilities include contractor prequalification, compiling bid lists, issuing RFP documents, conducting commercial evaluation, and issuing recommendations of award. Meeting with contractors and cross functional staff in Pre-Award Kick –Off Meetings. Contract administration for one of two dozen major EPC/Design-Build contract packages constructing new Doha International Airport in Qatar. Duties include: meeting with contractor on weekly basis assess progress, identifying causes of schedule slippage, monitoring safety/HSE policy adherence, facilitating site subcontractor integration. Claim mitigation. Processing contractor payment.

Irving, Texas, Us

Cradle-to-grave power plant, construction and camp O & M contract administration. Overseeing all procurement and contract actions for two sites (Baghdad and Erbil). Managing a small staff of local nationals. Reviewing contract requisitions, evaluating contractor capabilities, preparing solicitation documents, evaluating proposals, and awarding subcontracts. Ensuring adherence to company policies and FAR require-ments throughout. Issuing modifications, as needed. Coordinating invoice submittals, ensuring all necessary supporting documentation is provided, and forwarding for remittance. Auditing files for compliance, ensuring all documents are in accordance with close-out procedures

Houston, Texas, Us

Cradle-to-grave subcontract administration. Conducting audits of award documents. Evaluating requisitions for completeness and compliance with internal and external requirements. Issuing solicitation documents. Evaluating bids. Creating and awarding subcontracts and change orders to successful bidders. Ensuring all government and military terms and conditions are met, and compliant. Facilitating supplier pay-ments. Acting Purchasing Supervisor for several months. Performing FAR compliant file closeouts.

Electronics procurement for five domestic ISO 9002 manufacturing facilities. Managing direct and indirect material through MRP. Key commodity responsibilities: active and passive electronic components, printed circuit boards (PCBs), and all corporate computer hardware and software. Developing new (decentralized) sources of supply to minimize landed costs to branch plants. Working with Engineering to resolve material nonconformance/ compliance, and corrective actions.

Procuring materials (i.e. electrical components, cables, wire harnesses, etc.) in the most cost-effective manner; developing vendor sources; evaluating vendor reliability, capability, and pricing. Using MRP output to determine quantities and timing of orders. Manag-ing (consolidating) supply base, rescheduling, expediting, and deferring/pushing orders, as needed. Representing Purchasing in new product development projects. Monitoring JIT material movement. Training Associate Buyers.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General